Almost every line of this song points to it being about Browne. When it came out, Jackson was quoted in print wondering why Joni would write such a condemnation of him. When asked, Joni denied it was about him. RR
Mike Pritchard wrote: > My deadline for the 'men killing women' paper is drawing near and I have > a few, last minute things to clear up. > > 1. In 'not to blame' joni sings: > Six hundred thousand doctors are putting on rubber gloves. > And they're poking at the miseries made of love." > > Any idea where this statistic comes from? > > 2. I still have received no clear information about the 'target' of this > song. Is it unclear if it was directed against Jackson Browne for the > Darryl Hannah 'incident' or is it merely about him and others, including > 'generic' others? In other words, is this 'he' who was 'not to blame' one > of Joni's composite characters or not? If I attribute JB as the target of > the song am I being unfair? I am willing to resort to 'allegedly written > about the JB/DH incident' if necessary but I would like to be more > academically precise here. Any help would be appreciated, on-line or > off-line, on the record or off the record, confidentiality and anonymity > respected of course. > > Also, what does the third verse mean "daddy. Let's get some girls, one > for you and one for me"? It's not important (I think) but I'd like to > know its meaning. > > 3. I haven't been able to find Dianne Zeigler's 'Sting of the Honeybee' > or The Dixie Chicks' 'Earl Had To Die. Does anyone have a copy of the > lyrics they could send? Thanks to anyone who can help. > > Thanks again for all the advice about possible songs to use. It's been > fun (and horrific too) listening to it all. > > Cheers, > mike in barcelona > NP turbulent indigo > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: Click Here
